In this first half of a two-part Road to Redemption competition, seven past competitors who fell short return to the forge.

In the second half of the Road to Redemption competition four former smiths remain, each competing for a second chance to become a Forged in Fire Champion.

Four bladesmiths honor some of the greatest Americans of all times--the Presidents. First, competitors pay homage to famed adventurer, President Theodore Roosevelt

Four bladesmiths are tasked with forging a chopper and must choose from a mammoth pile of metals and materials from all previous 99 episodes. The two finalists recreate the O-Katana.

Four smiths are tasked with using the dreaded canister method to forge a signature blade. After a colorful round of testing, the two finalists must recreate the Austro-Hungarian Hussar Saber.

Judas is known as the devoted disciple who ultimately betrays Jesus. His betrayal remains one of the Bible's great mysteries, one explored as Jesus and his disciples enter Jerusalem for Passover and what will become the Last Supper.

Four bladesmiths must forge friction folders from a rusty pickup truck. The two smiths left recreate an exotic weapon wielded by ancient Southeast Asian warriors: the Javanese Kris.

Four bladesmiths are tasked with recreating an iconic fighting knife from the 20th century: the Fairbairn Sykes. Two smiths remain to recreate an iconic World War II weapon: General Yamashita's Gunto.

Four bladesmiths must forge signature blades from different sizes of spring steel. Competitors toil with the canister Damascus technique with varying degrees of success.

In a special five-part competition, top bladesmiths from each branch of the US military - Army, Air Force, Marines and Navy.

In Round Two of the Battle of the Branches Tournament, four airmen from the US Air Force must forge a Bolo knife using the San Mai technique to combine high carbon steel with helicopter parts.

In the third round of the Battle of the Branches, four Marines are tasked with forging one of the most versatile, and iconic combat knives in history: the KA-BAR.

Round Four of the Battle of the Branches sets sail as four Naval officers must forge a multipurpose Naval Mark 3 Dive Knife with metal from a giant anchor chain.

In the final round of the Battle of the Branches the winning Soldier, Airman, Marine and Sailor return to the forge for the ultimate showdown.

Four bladesmiths are tasked with forging signature blades from gym equipment. The two remaining smiths have only four days to recreate one of Japan's deadliest swords: the Nagamaki.

Four bladesmiths are tasked with forging fantasy blades from a meteorite. The final two head to their home forges to recreate a legendary weapon: Attila the Hun's Sword of Mars.

Four bladesmiths fight fire with fire when they must dismantle a forge and use that steel to construct a blade. The competition gets heated as the smiths struggle to salvage enough material to create a san mai billet.

Four bladesmiths face triple the challenges when they must forge a canister Damascus blade from three different steels using three separate cans.

Four bladesmiths must forge a kukri with steel harvested from an old snowmobile. The two remaining smiths head home to forge a massive and intricate sacrificial sword from South Asia: the Ram Dao.

It's anyone's game when four bladesmiths are tasked with forging blades from old toys using the san mai technique.

On the 50th anniversary of the first steps on the moon, four bladesmiths compete to recreate a space-age M-1 NASA Survival Knife out of ball bearings.

Four bladesmiths are tasked with forging signature blades with an integral knuckle duster. The two finalists must recreate one of Scotland's most famous and feared weapons: the Lochaber Axe.

Four bladesmiths are tasked with forging the Karambit. The final two bladesmiths must recreate a weapon that's both deadly and debonair: The Cane Sword.

Four bladesmiths must scavenge a construction site to salvage their own knife-making materials.